Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 5250 V.2 Parasound
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Model 5250 v .2 Five Channel Amplifier.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shock.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction .................................................... 2 AC Voltage ..................................................... 3 V entilation Requirements ........................................... 3 Rack Mounting .........
INTRODUCTION 2 Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of this precision Parasound audio component. The Parasound Model 5250 v .2 is the latest generation of popular and proven audio power amp li fie rs dati ng ba ck to 1981 .
AC VOL T AGE, INST ALLA TION AND RACK MOUNTING 3 115v – 230v AC Voltage 110–120V is the typical AC voltage in North America; most other countries supply 220–240V . The 5250 v .2 is internally wired for either 115V or 230V , according to where you purchased it and the voltage that is marked on its carton.
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS 4 Connection Precautions Disconnect the AC cord before making or changing any input, trigger , or speaker wire connections.
Gain Control Knobs for Channels 1–5 The Gain control knobs should be left at the 12 o’clock Normal setting for most applications. When a Gain control knob is set to Normal the gain for that channel is 29. This is the THX Ultra2 Reference level where 1V input = 28.
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued 7.1 Channel Speaker Connections (continued) 5250 v .2 Input jack 5250 v .2 Speaker T erminal Connects to Surround Controller’ s Output: Connects to: Ch.
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued When either automatic turn on is selected the Model 5250 v .2 front panel Power button is disabled so that on/off is determined solely by the triggering preamp or system controller .
Power Button Pr es s th e P ow er but to n o nc e to tur n t he Mod el 52 50 v .2 o n, pre ss it a ga in to tu rn it off . T he Pow er button is inoperative when the T urn On Options switch on the rear panel is set to Audio or 12V . Protect Indicator The Protect indicator will illuminate red if the Model 5250 v .
Channel 1 2 3 4 5 Status Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 will illuminate green when the Model 5250 v .2 power is on and it is operating normally . The 1 indicator will not light if a fault is only in channel 1; the 2 indicator will not light if a fault is only in channel 2, and so on.
IF YOU REQUIRE ASSIST ANCE 10 Call your Parasound dealer first. If the dealer can’ t help you with your problem we encourage you to call Parasound’ s T echnical Service Department, toll-free at 415 397-7100 , Monday – Friday , 8am – 4pm Pacific time.
Continuous RMS Power Output 20 Hz – 20 kHz, Five Channels Driven 250 watts x 5, 8 Ω 385 watts x 5, 4 Ω Current Capacity 45 amps peak per channel Frequency Response 20 Hz – 50 kHz, +0/-3 dB, 1 watt Dynamic Headroom 1.6 dB T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.
Notes: CONNECTION AND SETUP NOTES 12.
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Parasound Pr oducts, Inc ., 2250 McKinnon Av enue, San Francisco, C A 94124 Customer Ser vice 415-397-7100 / Fax 415-397-0144 T echnical Dept. ser vice@parasound.
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